Louisville basketball: Transfer portal update. Who’s trending to the Cardinals?

Transfer Portal Update: Week 3

It’s the end of the week, and that means it’s time to update Louisville’s transfer portal/recruiting board. Let’s take a look at who is trending to becoming a Cardinal next year, and who is looking likely to join another team.

With El Ellis making it official on Thursday he will not be joining the Cardinals for his fifth year, the staff now knows they have three scholarships to work with and a dire need to add two guards to next year’s roster.

Again, here is a look at how the roster currently stands with the portal closing in less than a month:

• Guard – Skyy Clark – Sophomore
• Guard – Mike James- Sophomore
• Guard – Hercy Miller – Walk-on – Junior
• Guard – Koron Davis – Junior
• Forward – JJ Traynor- Senior
• Forward – Kaleb Glenn – Freshman
• Forward – Curtis Williams Jr. – Freshman
• Forward – Trentyn Flowers – Freshman
• Forward/Center – Emmanuel Okorafor – Sophomore
• Forward/Center – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield – Junior
• Center – Dennis Evans – Freshman

Based on the staff almost exclusively reaching out to guards in the portal, it seems as though they knew Ellis would not be returning.

But, the loss of the third leading scorer in the ACC still hurts. This news means there’s even more pressure on the staff to grab guards in the portal, because no one wants a repeat of last year, and, with the way the roster stands right now, that’s exactly what would happen.

So, let’s take a look at some new guys that have popped up on Louisville’s radar, and let’s look at where the Cards stand with the players they have already reached out.